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This is What My Family Looks Like

I’m a worrier. I analyze what others do, say and think. I believe that everything happens for a reason, and I’m not very patient when it comes to finding out what that reason is. Recently my daughter came home from school with this drawing: I wanted to figure out the reason she drew it. I […] Read more…

Top 10 Upsides to Divorce

Generally speaking, divorce sucks. I don’t think you’ll hear many people say, “The year I got divorced was the best year of my life!” In fact, most divorcees will say it was the worst year of their lives. Lawyers, custody schedules, division of possessions. Yeah, I could sit here and list all the things that […] Read more…

Top 10 Uplifting Divorce Quotes

I find comfort in other people’s words. I feel better knowing my feelings have been felt before. I’m motivated by encouraging sentiments. I can change my perspective for the better with a glimpse of another’s insight.  That’s why I love quotes. I started collecting quotes when I was a teenager and realized that other people […] Read more…

Aloha to the First Post-Divorce PCS Move

  There are many parts of military life that I can’t escape despite my status as an ex-military wife. And while I may have over a decade of military life experience under my belt, my status change has greatly altered how those parts affect me. Simple things, like taking the kids to the clinic on […] Read more…

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